1. Marietta stands by controversial policy to keep widow's pension. Nearly four months after Marietta leaders expressed their concerns over a policy allowing the city to pocket the earned pensions of employees who die before retirement, little has changed. [Read here]

2. Neighbors call police on 'suspicious' black man reading book. A man was pulled over by Royal Canadian Mounted Police as he was driving home after they received calls about a "suspicious black man in a white car."  [Read here]

3. Newt Gingrich: Deport U.S. Muslims who believe in Shariah law. Gingrich said U.S. Muslims should be questioned about their loyalties and that their internet activity should also be monitored. [Read here]

4. Boat crashes on Lake Lanier. Officials are searching Lake Lanier in Hall County after a boat crash Friday afternoon. [Read here]

5. Business surge at black Atlanta bank after shootings. A nearly century-old black-owned bank in Atlanta has seen a flash flood of new customers after a celebrity rapper called for African Americans to pair their protests with their dollars. [Read here]

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Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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